M3.4 earthquake 43 km SW of Ferndale, California

Magnitude

3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, May 10, 1983, 11:48 PM PDT

UTC

1983-05-11 06:48:05 UTC

Depth

23.1 km (14.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.354° N, 124.681° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

243°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

40

• Ferndale, CaliforniaPopulation 1,369. Forecast43 kmSW
• Fortuna, CaliforniaPopulation 12,000. Forecast52 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast252 kmWNW

After

1. 2.214 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, May 11, 9:33 PM PDT · 15852 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
2. 2.743 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, May 12, 5:18 AM PDT · 15851 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.136 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, May 12, 2:48 PM PDT · 15851 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.129 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 13, 6:42 AM PDT · 15850 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
5. 2.917 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, May 13, 1:29 PM PDT · 15850 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
6. 1.68 km NE of Hydesville, CaliforniaSat, May 14, 4:14 AM PDT · 15849 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
7. 2.816 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaSun, May 15, 8:49 AM PDT · 15848 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.030 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 15, 3:01 PM PDT · 15848 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
9. 1.725 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 15, 7:15 PM PDT · 15848 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
10. 2.710 km SE of Blue Lake, CaliforniaTue, May 17, 7:39 AM PDT · 15846 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
11. 4.461 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, May 17, 5:50 PM PDT · 15846 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
12. 3.869 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, May 17, 6:10 PM PDT · 15846 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
13. 2.538 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, May 21, 12:59 PM PDT · 15842 days ago · 21 km deep · 14 km away
14. 1.731 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 22, 6:14 AM PDT · 15841 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
15. 1.65 km NNW of Redway, CaliforniaSun, May 22, 7:49 PM PDT · 15841 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
16. 2.57 km NE of Fortuna, CaliforniaWed, May 25, 3:07 AM PDT · 15838 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
17. 3.961 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, May 26, 4:55 AM PDT · 15837 days ago · 56 km deep · 29 km away
18. 3.338 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 27, 9:19 AM PDT · 15836 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
19. 2.139 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 27, 3:35 PM PDT · 15836 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.491 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, May 28, 3:59 PM PDT · 15835 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
21. 1.95 km S of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, May 28, 5:03 PM PDT · 15835 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
22. 5.1100 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, May 28, 11:55 PM PDT · 15834 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
23. 3.0130 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 29, 12:01 AM PDT · 15834 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
24. 2.7102 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 29, 12:48 AM PDT · 15834 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
25. 2.544 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 30, 7:36 PM PDT · 15833 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
26. 2.05 km SE of Benbow, CaliforniaTue, May 31, 1:36 PM PDT · 15832 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
27. 1.734 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, May 31, 4:56 PM PDT · 15832 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
28. 1.733 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 1, 8:53 AM PDT · 15831 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
29. 1.88 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 2, 10:08 AM PDT · 15830 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
30. 1.514 km NE of Hydesville, CaliforniaThu, Jun 2, 10:22 PM PDT · 15829 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
31. 2.013 km NW of Samoa, CaliforniaFri, Jun 3, 8:11 AM PDT · 15829 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
32. 2.232 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 3, 9:18 AM PDT · 15829 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
33. 2.35 km E of Scotia, CaliforniaSat, Jun 4, 3:59 AM PDT · 15828 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
34. 3.031 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 4, 4:34 PM PDT · 15828 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
35. 1.617 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 6, 9:44 PM PDT · 15826 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
36. 1.614 km SW of Mad River, CaliforniaThu, Jun 9, 7:05 PM PDT · 15823 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
37. 2.828 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 11, 11:08 AM PDT · 15821 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
38. 2.225 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 12, 4:03 PM PDT · 15820 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
39. 2.028 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 14, 10:26 AM PDT · 15818 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
40. 3.237 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 16, 12:50 PM PDT · 15816 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
41. 1.720 km W of Hyampom, CaliforniaFri, Jun 17, 12:28 AM PDT · 15815 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
42. 1.514 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 17, 6:43 AM PDT · 15815 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
43. 2.665 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 17, 3:24 PM PDT · 15815 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
44. 1.930 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 18, 12:31 AM PDT · 15814 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
45. 1.53 km WSW of Rio Dell, CaliforniaSat, Jun 18, 12:59 AM PDT · 15814 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
46. 2.06 km ENE of Hydesville, CaliforniaSat, Jun 18, 6:32 AM PDT · 15814 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
47. 3.140 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 19, 1:01 AM PDT · 15813 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
48. 3.232 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, Jun 19, 3:08 PM PDT · 15813 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
49. 2.8121 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 20, 1:37 AM PDT · 15812 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
50. 1.7near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, Jun 20, 9:44 AM PDT · 15812 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
51. 1.625 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, Jun 20, 6:15 PM PDT · 15812 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
52. 2.151 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 21, 6:47 AM PDT · 15811 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
53. 1.722 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Jun 21, 12:11 PM PDT · 15811 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
54. 1.56 km NNE of Hydesville, CaliforniaTue, Jun 21, 9:04 PM PDT · 15811 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
55. 3.138 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Jun 22, 7:35 PM PDT · 15810 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
56. 2.134 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 23, 4:32 AM PDT · 15809 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
57. 1.65 km NNE of Redcrest, CaliforniaThu, Jun 23, 6:09 AM PDT · 15809 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
58. 1.525 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Jun 23, 2:15 PM PDT · 15809 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
59. 1.726 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Jun 24, 9:27 AM PDT · 15808 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
60. 3.139 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSat, Jun 25, 1:34 AM PDT · 15807 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

1. 2.9111 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, May 10, 12:43 PM PDT · 15853 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.7near the coast of Northern CaliforniaMon, May 9, 8:56 PM PDT · 15854 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
3. 2.735 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaMon, May 9, 5:48 PM PDT · 15854 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
4. 2.025 km WNW of Samoa, CaliforniaSun, May 8, 9:40 AM PDT · 15855 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.614 km ENE of Hydesville, CaliforniaSat, May 7, 8:25 AM PDT · 15856 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
6. 2.911 km WNW of Fields Landing, CaliforniaFri, May 6, 11:09 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
7. 1.736 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 6, 8:52 PM PDT · 15857 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
8. 1.831 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, May 6, 7:25 PM PDT · 15857 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
9. 2.132 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, May 5, 11:38 AM PDT · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
10. 2.595 km WNW of Indianola, CaliforniaWed, May 4, 9:19 PM PDT · 15859 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
11. 1.624 km WSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 1, 8:47 PM PDT · 15862 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
12. 2.026 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 1, 5:19 PM PDT · 15862 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
13. 1.924 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaSun, May 1, 10:02 AM PDT · 15862 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
14. 3.128 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaFri, Apr 29, 1:48 PM PDT · 15864 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
15. 1.811 km SW of Scotia, CaliforniaFri, Apr 29, 7:31 AM PDT · 15864 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
16. 2.9121 km W of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Apr 28, 11:45 AM PDT · 15865 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
17. 2.041 km SW of Ferndale, CaliforniaThu, Apr 28, 3:24 AM PDT · 15865 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
18. 1.528 km WNW of Ferndale, CaliforniaWed, Apr 27, 10:09 AM PDT · 15866 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
19. 1.534 km SSW of Ferndale, CaliforniaTue, Apr 26, 6:37 PM PDT · 15867 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.620 km WSW of Weott, CaliforniaTue, Apr 26, 8:58 AM PDT · 15867 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1094064. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC.